By Edmund Ruttledge Volunteers in Tierra Del Mar have started a “beach watch” campaign to document illegal overnight camping on the beach, reckless driving and vehicles entering an area where no vehicles…
Category: Public Safety
Sars-CoV-2 virus detected in the sewage at Nehalem Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant
Nehalem Bay Wastewater NBWA – Your local sanitary sewer district – 08/28/2020 The results are in for August, week ending 8/11/2020 and 8/19/2020. The report for the second week of August shows…
It’s Pesticide Season in Tillamook County
By Nancy Webster, North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection When will our “Dark Waters” be filmed? For those who have seen that 2019 movie, which covered DuPont Chemical Company knowingly dumping industrial…
Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue Receives Donations – Family of Michelle Casey Turn Tragedy into Fundraising Tribute
On May 19, 2019, 21-year-old Michelle Casey fell while taking photos at the Neahkhanie Mountain overlook. Despite the best efforts of the rope rescue teams from Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue and…
Coast Guard rescues surfer and assists 3 others from Cape Falcon, Oswald West State Park
SEATTLE — A Coast Guard aircrew hoisted a surfer in distress and assisted three others Saturday afternoon from rocks at Cape Falcon, Short Sands Beach near Manzanita, Oregon. At 5:15 p.m., watchstanders…
OSWALD WEST, NORTH COAST BEACHES – Saturday August 22nd – PARKING LOTS FULL at 10 am
By Laura Swanson Good Morning Sunshine! With coffee and double dark chocolate zucchini muffins (I’ll post that recipe next), we decided to check out the parking lots at Oswald West this morning….
Beaches, Rivers Bombarded by Barroom Behavior Blamed on COVID Closures; Local Officials, State Organizations Team Up with Quick Response, Some Solutions to Address Immediate Concerns, Planning for Long-term
By Laura Swanson According to Tillamook County Board of Commissioners, “Our email boxes are overflowing with photos, statements and stories about trash, parking, illegal camping, human waste, and more.” We are having…
AGENCIES TAKING MEASURES TO CONTROL PARKING CONGESTION, TRASH AT OREGON STATE PARKS ON NORTH COAST
Salem, Ore – Visitor traffic on Oregon’s north coast has spiked to extraordinarily high levels in August, causing problems with parking congestion and trash. The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is working…
Oregon reports 301 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 4 new deaths; Tillamook County adds NO new cases, total cases at 36
COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 412, the Oregon Health Authority reported Thursday August 20th. OHA reported 301 new confirmed and presumptive cases of…
Oregon reports 203 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 11 new deaths; Tillamook County adds 1 new case, total count at 36
COVID-19 has claimed 11 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 408, the Oregon Health Authority reported Wednesday August 19th. OHA reported 203 new confirmed and presumptive cases of…
